Burning the Koran. The SIAN leader is going to burn the Koran again. Less than a week ago, during a demonstration against the Muslim community, the leader of the SIAN organization publicly burned the Koran. The act was not accepted by the police, and Muslim community leaders reported it as a hate crime. Despite this, the leader of SIAN announces that this is not the end and emphasizes that he intends to burn the Koran again.
Burning the Koran with an act to fight for freedom of criticism of religion
When asked about the leadership of the SIAN organization when he burned the Koran, he replied that the intention was to underline the right to be free to criticize other religions. He also emphasized that the very burning of the Koran was not the goal and it will never be the goal he is aiming for. In his opinion, the act was a kind of demonstration which was to draw public attention to the issues related to the right to freedom of criticism of other religions. He also points out that he would like to talk to the opponents of this act in order to explain his motives to them. Unfortunately, this kind of conversation is not possible yet.
Burning the Koran: Reactions from Muslim Communities and Internet Users
The police very clearly criticized the act of burning the Quran committed by the leader of SIAN on November 16. This act caused similar reactions among Muslim communities. According to the law, burning the Quran was an open act a crime committed out of hate. It was reported to the appropriate services. The act carried out by the leader of SIAN during the demonstration on November 16 did not go unnoticed on the Internet. There were many voices on social media that radically criticized the act committed by the leader of SIAN. There were also comments that made it clear that Internet users sympathized with Muslim communities.
Hate speech against the Muslim community
Burning the Koran. The leader of SIAN provokes again. The arguments that Tumyr put forward in his conversation with journalists were not understood by anyone Norwegian authorities, nor among people who publicly commented on this event on the Internet. No fight for freedom can lead to acts of violence or be motivated by hatred - this is one of the comments that appeared on one of the largest social networking sites.
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We wrote about the activities of the SIAN leader in the previous article: Norway: They burned the Koran in the city center
